Director Naré Mkrtchyan on Oscar-Shortlisted Doc ‘The Other Side of Home’ About the Armenian Genocide 100 Years Later
An open wound continues to haunt Armenians, both those living in what remains of their homeland and the even larger Diaspora, a century after their collective family tree was savagely uprooted via a genocide, an act that remains unrecognized by the perpetrators. As Turkey, which in those days was known as the Ottoman Empire, continuously refuses to acknowledge the mass murder of Armenians that began in 1915 as genocide, the Armenian fight for justice grows stronger.
To commemorate the 100th year anniversary of the tragic passage of history, filmmaker Naré Mkrtchyan chose to approach the subject form a singular perspective in search of a common ground between both countries. Rather than accuse and demand answers, Mkrtchyan focused on a Turkish woman, Maya, who discovered her great-grandmother, was an Armenian survivor who hid her identity to save her life.
An open wound continues to haunt Armenians, both those living in what remains of their homeland and the even larger Diaspora, a century after their collective family tree was savagely uprooted via a genocide, an act that remains unrecognized by the perpetrators. As Turkey, which in those days was known as the Ottoman Empire, continuously refuses to acknowledge the mass murder of Armenians that began in 1915 as genocide, the Armenian fight for justice grows stronger.
To commemorate the 100th year anniversary of the tragic passage of history, filmmaker Naré Mkrtchyan chose to approach the subject form a singular perspective in search of a common ground between both countries. Rather than accuse and demand answers, Mkrtchyan focused on a Turkish woman, Maya, who discovered her great-grandmother, was an Armenian survivor who hid her identity to save her life.
- 11/8/2016
- by Carlos Aguilar
- Sydney's Buzz
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